Gwan Yin Pu Sa~~~~~~~~~~~~

This is a picture of Gwan Yin Pu Sa, the
Chinese name for the Awakened Being of Great Compassion (Sanskrit:
Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva), who appears in both male and female forms. Gwan Yin
plays an important role in almost every form of Buddhist practice from every
country. (For example, the Dalai Lama of Tibetan Buddhism is considered an
emanation of Gwan Yin.) This is not surprising as Gwan Yin has taken a vow to
relieve the suffering of sentient beings whenever one should chant his/her name,
and thus represents the common Buddhist ideal of compassion.